Improvement in ironing-tables



Patentedocf. 17,1871.

Witnesses:

' UNITED STATES THOMAS REED, OF PLAINWELL, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN lRONlNG-TABLES.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 120,101, dated October17, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS REED, of Plainwell, in the county of Alleganand in the State of Michigan, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Ironing-Table; and do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon,making a part of this specilication.

The nature of my invention consists in certain improvements upon theironing-table for which Letters Patent were granted to me August 29,1871, as Will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the` annexed drawing, in which-Figure l is a side View, and Fig. 2 a perspective View of my improvedironing-table. Fig. 3 is a section through line am, Fig. l.

A represents a portion of an ordinary leaf-table, under the end of whichis secured a wooden cleat, B. C is the ironing-board, having at itslarger end two straight horizontal metal bars, a a, which are insertedin slots made in the cleat B, and the ironing-board is fastened by meansof a small hook, b, entering into a staple on the table, therebypreventing the bars ce a from drawing out of the slots. D D and E arethe legs, constructed in the same manner as. described in my formerpatent; but instead of the legs D D being attached by means of a metalhinge it is attached to the board Q by a Wooden hinge, G. H H are theguides between which theupper end of the leg E is inserted. In one ofthese guides is a'pin, z', which passes into a groove in the leg E, whensaid leg is inserted between the guides, and prevents the same fromdropping out.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The ironing-board C with straight bars da, hook b, legs D D E, guides HH, pin t, and groove in the leg E, all combined and arrangedsubstantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this26th day of August,

THOMAS REED. Witnesses WM. VERBEEK, Loot/ris A. MILLER.

